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Fest-Quest '88: survey of visitors to the 1988 Standard Bank Festival of the Arts

  • Authors: Davies, William J
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: Standard Bank National Arts Festival
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1719 , vital:20219 , ISBN 0868101818
  • Description: The Standard Bank National Festival of the Arts is held annually in early July in Grahamstown. Apart from its importance as a national cultural event, the Festival is vitally important to the economy of Grahamstown. The annual influx of Festival participants results in expenditure amounting to several million rand, concentrated into a hectic nine-day extravaganza. The Development Studies Unit at Rhodes University and the 1820 Foundation have attempted to monitor the nature and extent of the Festival's impact on Grahamstown since 1987. Information is collected by means of a voluntary questionnaire (the Fest-Quest), and provides a useful resource for the Festival organizers as well as insights into the relative economic importance of the occasion. Fest-Quest '88 is the second such survey undertaken. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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  • Date Issued: 1989

Fundraising function for the Sounds of the Fifties

  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: uncatalogued
  • Type: Image
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/125944 , vital:35835 , RHPC-008
  • Description: An East London vocal group at a fundraising function for the Sounds of the Fifties at Den Qeqe Stadium. , Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike" License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)
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  • Date Issued: 1989

Ga ke wela-wela

Gloria

Gloria

Gloria

Gloria

Gloria

Gloria in Excelsis

Glory, Hallelujah

Great Amen

Health and politics : appraisal and evaluation of the provision of health and mental health services for Blacks in South Africa

  • Authors: O'Donoghue, Sean B
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: Black people -- Mental health -- South Africa , Mental health services -- South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , Thesis , Masters , MA
  • Identifier: vital:2909 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002074
  • Description: The aim of this study has been to examine, in the light of recent events in the field of Health Care in South Africa, the remarks and claims made by the World Health Organization, and the American Psychiatric Association between 1976 and 1978 on Health Care services, as provided for Blacks, by the South African government. In two reports, these organizations instituted the earliest, and arguably most significant claims against South Africa's system of Health Care. This study sketches firstly the political genesis and social context of the WHO, and APA examinations. Secondly, this study evaluates responses made by the South African State to the critical climate inspired by the above mentioned reports, through a close analysis of recent events associated with the politics, and provision of Health Care Facilities - particularly with regard to Black South Africans. This analysis suggests that the governments' earlier tentative policy of privatisation (which was soundly condemned by WHO and the APA) has been even more enthusiastically pursued - in contradiction to it's avowed policies of Commu ity Health Care, and to the continuing detriment of those South African communities who are in most need of adequate Health Care services. The study concludes that the criticisms raised by the WHO and APA had the effect of inspiring positive reforms in South Africa's health services, but in no way thwarted the governments', at first only tentative plans, to increasingly privatise it's psychiatric and other medical institutions.
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  • Date Issued: 1989

High-performance liquid chromatographic studies of the acid degradation, pharmacokinetics and comparative bioavailability of erythromycin

  • Authors: Glew, Fiona
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: High performance liquid chromatography , Erythromycin -- Analysis , Erythromycin -- Pharmacokinetics , Erythromycin -- Bioavailability
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
  • Identifier: vital:3737 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001529
  • Description: Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic with a spectrum similar to penicillin and is used mainly in the treatment of infections caused by gram-positive organisms. Since its discovery in 1952, erythromycin has achieved wide-spread clinical use. Susceptibility of erythromycin base to inactivation by acid results in decreased availability following exposure to acidic gastric fluids. Formulation of acid resistant dosage forms and the preparation of acid stable chemical derivatives have been attempted to improve absorption and subsequent clinical efficacy . Two of the most commonly used erythromycin derivatives are the stearic acid salt (erythromycin stearate) and the lauryl sulphate salt of the propionyl ester (erythromycin estolate). Although it has been known for many years that erythromycin is susceptible to acid degradation, very few reports on the stability of erythromycin in aqueous solutions appear in the literature. In this study, a high-performance liquid chromatographic system using electrochemical detection was employed for a kinetic study of erythromycin degradation. The effect of varying acid pH on the degradation rate of both erythromycin base and erythromycin stearate, and the effect on the hydrolysis rate of erythromycin estolate is presented. In addition, the effect of temperature on erythromycin degradation was also investigated. Until recently, the majority of pharmacokinetic and bioavailability studies have utilized relatively non-specific microbiological assay procedures. However, in this study a solid phase extraction, followed by the use of a high-performance liquid chromatographic system using electrochemical coulometric detection was employed for the determination of erythromycin in biological fluids. Human volunteers each received enteric coated erythromycin base pellets in capsule dosage form and also film coated erythromycin stearate tablets on separate occasions. Results from the clinical trials revealed the enteric coated erythromycin base pellets had a greater bioavailability than the film coated erythromycin stearate tablets. Computer fitting of data revealed no intra-volunteer variability in elimination rate constants, suggesting differences in serum levels following administration of both dosage forms are due to variation in absorption. Results from the clinical trials were also compared with those obtained from a further trial, during which the same volunteers received erythromycin estolate
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  • Date Issued: 1989

Holy Communion Hymn

Hosi

Hosi hi twele vusiwana

Hosi hi twele vusiwana

I want to know, do you love my Lord?

Identification and analysis of manual materials handling tasks within a commercial warehouse in South Africa

  • Authors: Walraven, Lynne Louise
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: Materials handling -- Safety measures , Industrial safety -- South Africa , Lifting and carrying -- Safety measures
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
  • Identifier: vital:5159 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1015722
  • Description: Lifting and overstraining are major causative factors related to musculoskeletal injuries and low back pain. A great number of work-related injuries arise from the handling and/or mishandling of materials. Hence there is a need to quantify risk factors in situ and develop guidelines for safe lifting practises in industry. The aim of this study was to make appropriate in situ quantification, within a commercial warehouse, of the stresses and physical demands imposed on the worker when performing two handed lifts in the sagittal plane. The performance of employees was assessed under normal working conditions through an observational methodology of data collection. Task performance evaluation was based on detailed measurement of all containers handled, an activity and time analysis, and the 'Work Practices Guide to Manual Lifting’ (NIOSH, 1981) which was used as the primary guide to developing theoretical recommendations to probable MMH risk factors for the workers involved. Of the 191 tasks analysed 103 were deemed unsuitable. Appropriate task factor adjustments were made where necessary to both the frequency and Hfactors (horizontal distance between the centre of gravity of the container and that of the worker) in order to reduce the risk factor for the workers
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  • Date Issued: 1989

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